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<h1><a href="../cli/npm-submodule.html">npm-submodule</a></h1> <p>Add a package as a git submodule</p>
<h2 id="SYNOPSIS">SYNOPSIS</h2>
<pre><code>npm submodule <pkg></code></pre>
<h2 id="DESCRIPTION">DESCRIPTION</h2>
<p>If the specified package has a git repository url in its package.json
description, then this command will add it as a git submodule at
<code>node_modules/<pkg name></code>.</p>
<p>This is a convenience only. From then on, it's up to you to manage
updates by using the appropriate git commands. npm will stubbornly
refuse to update, modify, or remove anything with a <code>.git</code> subfolder
in it.</p>
<p>This command also does not install missing dependencies, if the package
does not include them in its git repository. If <code>npm ls</code> reports that
things are missing, you can either install, link, or submodule them yourself,
or you can do <code>npm explore <pkgname> -- npm install</code> to install the
dependencies into the submodule folder.</p>
<h2 id="SEE-ALSO">SEE ALSO</h2>
<ul><li><a href="../files/package.json.html">package.json(5)</a></li><li>git help submodule</li></ul>
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